How much do you tip?

81

Next week 30% :roll:

Jearlpam0925

dr0ptheleash wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Ahhhh, love these threads - where's Dunk, or any of the other Euros?


Note to everyone in the US - 15% went out with acid washed jeans. 20% PEOPLE.

Amen. 20 is the minimum when the service is good. The only time to leave less than 20% is when your service absolutely sucked.

This lady gets it.

BinauralJam

You have to Really suck for me not to give 20 % or more.If you really really suck i'll still give a good tip, but not go back there again.

PearlOfAGirl

If I get good service, they get a very good tip.

Nothingman54

I tip good but if she looks good, gives good service..., I'll tip her more. I gave a 15$ tip on a 13$ haircut.

keeponrockin

I'm a poor student, but I always leave a good tip, I know what its like working shit jobs.

blenderman69

took the wife out to dinner two weeks ago..two drinks at bar waiting for table six dollar tip...90 dollar dinner 30 dollar tip...good food good service..good tips.

Cradles Broken Glass

arq wrote:

I tip 10% to 15% depending on the service, I don't mind giving 20% or more if I feel the person went above and beyond, but if you treat me like crap I'll leave 0%

I'm glad to see other people still does 10% sometimes. I always try to leave between 10-15%. I really wish I could leave more, but I'm a grad student with a family so sometimes we are doing good just to enjoy a nice meal out. I have worked in food service during my high school and early college years, I was just always happy to get a tip period. I never expected to get a tip, I was just grateful when I received one(which was almost always). When I was lucky enough to get a big tip, I would just be happy and take it as a compliment that I did my job well. However,to me a tip is someone's way of saying, "thank you for going above and beyond." I don't know that tips were ever meant to be a mandatory thing, but somewhere over time it became an almost sin to not tip. I've worked with people who would just get pissed if they didn't get a huge tip, I think that is tacky. Anyway, that's my thoughts on it.

LikeAnOcean

Usually 20% because it's an easy number to figure out. If service is subpar then I figure 15% to the penny. I understand sometimes they are overwelmed.. If they are rude, or don't seem to care when they are there to help then 10% or less.. If the service is really good, 25% but rarely over that unless they don't charge me or give me a good discount.

12345AGNST1

dr0ptheleash wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Ahhhh, love these threads - where's Dunk, or any of the other Euros?


Note to everyone in the US - 15% went out with acid washed jeans. 20% PEOPLE.

Amen. 20 is the minimum when the service is good. The only time to leave less than 20% is when your service absolutely sucked.

hey watsup lol

15% is fine. 20% is when you have alot of people.

and a dollar every drink at a bar is mandatory.

pearlbutterfly wrote:

I recently visited someone in the hospital (an emergency situation), so I valet parked and I did give them $3.00. Although, I later thought I should have given more 'cause I always tip the pizza boy $5.00.

thats good haha. Alot of valets really only work off tips. We dont make much per hour or shift. I can tell you a $5 tip is very nice though and if your feeling very generous (or drunk) $20 works well too

know1

Usually 20% at a restaurant unless the service is horrible. Sometimes I still tip 20% for the bad service due to compassion for the server.

pandora

20 to 25% depending on how much I drink

81

i just open my wallet and ask them to take what they feel they need.

hmmm....

has anybody ever asked the server to fill out the tip line?

Horos

Probably too generous and I really can't afford it. Here in little old Oregon we can't pump our own gas thus creating another server to tip.

Know what a Rabbi get for performing a circumcision? He gets to keep the tip.

dr0ptheleash

keeponrockin wrote:

I'm a poor student, but I always leave a good tip, I know what its like working shit jobs.

Exactly!

RKCNDY

Horos wrote:

Probably too generous and I really can't afford it. Here in little old Oregon we can't pump our own gas thus creating another server to tip.

Know what a Rabbi get for performing a circumcision? He gets to keep the tip.

I'm supposed to tip the gas guy?!? :evil: Sorry...I'm used to inhaling my own gasoline fumes...I still try to get out of the car when I need to fill up. Try to remember next time...

Jearlpam0925

There's no way I tip the gas guys in Jersey. It's the law that I can't pump my own gas, so I can't do it even if I wanted to, so of course I'm not tipping that.

JonnyPistachio

Cradles Broken Glass wrote:

arq wrote:

I tip 10% to 15% depending on the service, I don't mind giving 20% or more if I feel the person went above and beyond, but if you treat me like crap I'll leave 0%

I'm glad to see other people still does 10% sometimes. I always try to leave between 10-15%. I really wish I could leave more, but I'm a grad student with a family so sometimes we are doing good just to enjoy a nice meal out. I have worked in food service during my high school and early college years, I was just always happy to get a tip period. I never expected to get a tip, I was just grateful when I received one(which was almost always). When I was lucky enough to get a big tip, I would just be happy and take it as a compliment that I did my job well. However,to me a tip is someone's way of saying, "thank you for going above and beyond." I don't know that tips were ever meant to be a mandatory thing, but somewhere over time it became an almost sin to not tip. I've worked with people who would just get pissed if they didn't get a huge tip, I think that is tacky. Anyway, that's my thoughts on it.

From what I understand, 18% is standard nowadays for restaurant tips (in my area at least).
No offense, but you probably shouldnt be going out to eat at restaurants if you intend on leaving 10% and thats all you can leave. The people depending on your tips are often in the same boat (students, etc). If they do their job and you leave 10%, you're shorting them. But I guess it all depends on what part of the world you're in and what the standard is for your area. For 10% are you talking about a standard restaurant waiter/waitress?

I always go into a meal expecting to leave 18%, then it can go up to 20-25%, and down as far as 10% for very poor service.

Everyone should remember that servers often get like $2-3 bucks an hour and DEPEND on your tips.

Jason P

pearlbutterfly wrote:

If service is really bad, I leave 15%. Otherwise, I leave at least 20%. For example, my hairstylist charges $78 for a cut/trim + color touch-up (I even bring my OWN hair dye from Whole Foods). I give him $105 total, 'cause I'm happy with the results. My DH says we don't need to tip the mailcarrier, garbagemen at Christmas or anyone who comes to our house for a repair. He says I am the reason we're broke.

I hope you don't have to get your hair cut every month!

Here is a good tip for the garbage man. At Xmas, put a bottle of Jack Daniels with a big bow on it for the garbage man. For a $20 investment, you could basically pile dead cows at the end of your drive and he will make them disappear. Just something to consider.

nuffingman

RKCNDY wrote:

Do you tip your waitstaff/bartender/coffee girl? Do you tip based on service or looks?


http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/budg ... 325538049/

What does make us tip better? How about breasts? A 2009 study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that larger self-reported breast size among waitresses correlated with bigger tips.

:? I want to know what a self reported breast is.

Depends on the service. Lousy service = nothing. Good service about 15%.